PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Parker
vs
Rua

189 cm
25
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shogun Rua!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
Rua tries to clinch up
and Parker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rua tries to clinch

and Parker counters with a takedown into side control.
Rua taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rua is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Parker trying to control the position but Rua is working away.
Rua takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rua can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rua is not content to let Parker control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker lands a decent elbow from side control.
Parker working away.
Parker working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker working the ground and pound from side control.
Parker in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Parker stands up.
Rua tries to clinch but Parker moves away

and Parker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rua's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Parker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rua's head.
Rua has momentary wrist control but Parker slips an elbow through the middle.
Parker works over Rua with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Parker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Parker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Parker working some strikes from top position.
Rua wants to get back to his feet but Parker passes into half guard.
Rua has hold of Parker's hands but Parker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Parker is working away from the top position though.
Parker lands strikes from half guard.
Parker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rua defending well though.
Rua is in trouble now - Parker has advanced to mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parker lands a heavy elbow.
Rua looks gassed!
Parker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Parker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Parker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rua can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Parker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Parker lands a big elbow.
Rua is in a horrible position here. Parker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Parker with shots to the head and body - Rua looks very uncomfortable down there.
Parker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Parker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rua hang on?
Parker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rua tries to lock up and control but Parker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rua is in a horrible position here. Parker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rua taking shots to the head.
Parker lands a nice shot to the head.
Parker landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker landing strikes from the mount and Rua is in trouble!
Rua is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker breaks from Rua's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Parker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Parker landing strikes from the mount.
Parker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Parker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rua hang on?
Parker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Parker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Parker lands a big shot there that rocks Rua but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rua tries to buck Parker off but he can't manage it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker with shots to the head and body - Rua looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Parker.
Parker with shots to the head and body - Rua looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Parker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Parker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Parker passes to full mount!
Parker punishing his opponent with strikes.
Parker raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Rua that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Parker dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Parker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Parker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rua looks a forlorn figure.
Rodney Parker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parker raining down hammerfists from mount.
Parker trying to control but Rua is having none of it.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker with shots to the head and body - Rua looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker tries to control but Rua wriggling away.
Rua is wriggling around trying to escape.
Parker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Parker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rua is bucking up trying to escape but Parker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rua is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Parker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Parker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
Rua taking shots to the head.
Parker dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker with a couple of short strikes.
Rua is bucking up trying to escape but Parker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rua in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Parker punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Rua that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rua is looking to improve his position but Parker isn't that keen on the idea.
Parker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rua hang on?
Parker landing strikes from the mount and Rua is in trouble!
Parker lands a big shot there that rocks Rua but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rua takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Parker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Parker raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker dominating with strikes here.
Parker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rua flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Parker with a couple of short strikes.
Parker wants to control the pace but Rua is squirming around nicely.
Parker landing punches.
Rua in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Parker working for a guillotine from mount but Rua is in no mood to give up.
Parker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rua can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Parker landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Parker.
Parker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rua's face.
Parker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rua tries to hold on but Parker postures up.
Parker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rua takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Parker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Parker lands a big elbow.
Rua taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Parker dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rua defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Parker.

Rua forces Parker back against the cage and clinches.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Parker trying to control the position but instead, Rua has worked for underhooks and has pushed Parker into the cage.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parker blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua stops a takedown attempt from Parker.
Parker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rua just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Parker tries to score a body lock takedown but Rua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Parker decides to pull guard.
Parker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rua tries to free his leg and advance position but Parker is retaining full guard.

Parker pushes Rua off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rua enables Parker to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rua manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Parker lands a couple of digs.
Parker trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Parker lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Parker works over Rua with some ground and pound from guard.
Parker working some strikes from top position.
Parker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Parker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker connects with a couple of short punches.
Parker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rua's head.
Rua has momentary wrist control but Parker slips an elbow through the middle.
Parker lands a couple of digs.
Parker trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Rua wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Parker is now in half guard.
Parker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Parker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Parker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Parker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua has hold of Parker's hands but Parker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Parker is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Parker blocks Rua's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Parker blocks Rua's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Parker raining down shots from the mount!
Parker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Parker working the ground and pound effectively.
Parker breaks from Rua's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Parker with a couple of short strikes.
Parker landing strikes from the mount and Rua is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua can't escape the position.
Parker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rua?
Rua is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Parker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Parker cracks Rua with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Parker is landing with some decent strikes but Rua is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Parker.
Parker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Parker lands a big shot there that rocks Rua but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker with good strikes from the mount here!
Rua in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shogun Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodney Parker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker lands a heavy elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Parker!